Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Troy
AJ Pierce
DT • 6'1" • 315 lbs • Dothan, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ Pierce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
AJ Pierce built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Dothan, AL wearing No. 97, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of AJ Pierce's career was his defensive production: 45...
Read the storyAJ Pierce, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Troy. AJ Pierce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 45
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
AJ Pierce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · DT
- Career Tackles
- 45
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- App State
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DT 120th (top 57%) · Sun Belt 281st (top 43%) · National 2,508th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.9 |
Related Context
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AJ Pierce played DT for Troy. Across 5 tracked seasons, AJ Pierce recorded 45 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Troy paired 5 primary output with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Troy
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
11.2
Usage
2.1
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
James Madison
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stephen F. Austin: 0. Kansas State: 0. James Madison: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. South Alabama: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Southern Miss: 0. App State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stephen F. Austin: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 1 by 14.2. Western Kentucky: 0 by 10. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. App State: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
James Madison
Best efficiency game
21.7 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | vs App State | W 49-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Southern Miss | W 35-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UL Monroe | W 45-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs South Alabama | W 28-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Western Kentucky | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs James Madison | L 14-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Kansas State | L 13-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 48-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
AJ Pierce story
AJ Pierce built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Dothan, AL wearing No. 97, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of AJ Pierce's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives AJ Pierce's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Troy
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 1 | 7.7 | 2.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 12.5 | 2.1 | -5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 5.5 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 5.5 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 3.5 | 11.2 | 2.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ App State
Week 13 · L 10-47 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 4 · W 16-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 8 · W 37-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 6 · W 27-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 3 · L 14-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Troy
5 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Troy
43.2
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Troy
41.5
5.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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